Funny thing is, Wilder came up with his rocking manifesto at the start of his career. It’s just that now, after watching the “last of the full grown men” on stage all these years, it rings clear with a certain gravitas.

Thankfully, this is one band that isn’t showing its age, and will play the soundwaves with a cross-continuum of rock, blues, country and points between and beyond at 3rd & Lindsley this Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Wilder started out with a version of this current band, The Beatnecks, back in 1985.

His drummer R.S. “Bobby” Field, who would later produce some of Wilder’s most iconic albums, suggested Jimmy Lester as his own replacement, back when Lester was banging the skins for Billy Joe Shaver.

“That’s great I thought, but how do you know he can play rock and roll?” Wilder asked his friend, who reassured him that Lester could play anything.

“He turned out to be a one in a million stylist,” says Wilder of his now long-time drummer, who also helped anchor Los Straitjackets for nine years.

One of Wilder’s greatest achievements came in 2011, when he was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, along with legends like Elmore James and Rufus Thomas.

“I was surprised and honored,” said Wilder, joking that he can’t imagine who’s below him on the list.